FAQs

School Hours

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:35 am - 3:20 pm

Wednesday: 8:35 am - 2:00 pm

The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm.

For safety and comfort, children should not arrive earlier than 8:20 a.m. Schools are not responsible for outside supervision prior to 8:20 a.m. The only exceptions are for those attending WHEE, the breakfast program (opens at 8:10 a.m.) or with teacher permission. The first bell will ring at 8:30 a.m., at which time children may enter the building. Children are considered tardy if they arrive after 8:35 a.m. Tardy records appear on your child's report card and are therefore part of your permanent record.

After-School Plans

Please make sure to send in a note to your child's teacher whenever there is a change in your child's after-school plans. Unless there is a note, children will follow their usual after-school arrangements, i.e., ride the bus, go to WHEE, or walk home. Please plan ahead and try not to call the office with changes in dismissal plans since we cannot guarantee that telephone messages will be conveyed to students prior to dismissal.

Telephone Messages

It is the policy of Charter Oak School not to interrupt classes to convey telephone messages to students. We request that early dismissal or after-school plans be finalized prior to students' arrival at school each day since we cannot guarantee that telephone messages will be conveyed prior to dismissal. If there are changes in dismissal plans please send a note to your child's teacher.

School Closings and Delays

During an early closing please do not call the office. We need to keep our phone lines open. Please make emergency plans well ahead of time. When there is a delayed opening on any school day, all before-school activities are cancelled. Please prepare your children for a snow emergency or other emergencies, which require an early closing. Have a practice drill just in case, so that your children know what to do and where to go if no one is at home. We will send all children home under most circumstances. However, should there be an instance when children absolutely cannot be dismissed, e.g. electrical lines down, we will keep your child safely at school.